1990 UCF Knights football team
The 1990 UCF Knights football season was the twelfth season for the team, and UCF football's first season in Division I-AA. In their first year in the division, Gene McDowell led the Knights to a 10–4 record, a program best, and a trip to the I-AA playoffs. UCF would make it to the semifinals, and became the first school in history to qualify for the I-AA playoffs in its first season of eligibility.
During the 1990s, UCF would compile an overall record of 67-46-0 during the decade.Schedule
